Wall-bed.



J. H. EDMONDS.

WALL BED. APPLICATION FILED SEPTA. 1907.

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WALL BBD l APPLIOATION-P1LED SEPT. 4, 1907` Patentfed'Mar. 30, 1909.

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WALL BED.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.4,1907.

Patented M1230, 1909.-

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JAMES H. EDMoNDs, or Los ANGELEs'cALIFoRNiA.

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Specicat'in of Letters Patent. A Patented March 3Q, 1369.'

Application led September 4, 1907. Serial No. 891,897.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, Janes l-l. EDMONDS, a citizen -ol' the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of lios Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in X.'lJ'all-Beds,

of which the following' is a specification.

This invention relates to that class oi bedsI simple wall bed evenly counterba-lanced so that it can be raised. or lowered by the application of a minimum of power, and so con structed that it will'reniain in any position, in which it is stopped, whether in a raised, a lowered, or an intermediate position.

A further object lis to so construct a. woll bed that the bottoni of thebed will forni the closure of the bed-receiving recess and eX- actly lit int-o the opening' thereof without the use or provision of any folding or supplemental means on the bedy and to provide in connection with the bed-receiving recess a supplemental recess thcreabove adapted to receive means for closing the opening; of the bed-receiving' recess when the bed is in its lowered. position. Further to provide such closure means with a port-ion which forms the head-board or head ornamentation Vof -the bedstead, and arranging' this closure means to be automatically drawn up into the closure-receiving reccssout of the way of the Wall bod when the wall bed is in raised position, thus economizin'g the rooin required for the wall bed when in its raised position and enabling the use of the space ack ofthe wall bed as closet room for the reception of garments, etc. v y

A further obect of the invention is to provide, an improved arrangement of the coun terbalances .of the lbed-frame, and an iinproved pivotal `connection for the bedrsith the Walls ofthe beiii-receivingl recess.

`With these and other objects an ends in View the invention consists in the constructions and combinations of parts hereinafter I described and articularly poirned out in the claims and wil be more readily understood by reference'to the accompanyirg drawnnj-s in whichz- Figure liis' a iront elevatir-n showing` my Y tional view oil-the line c6-rcs Fig. 5.

improved wall bed in closed position, a por tion of the closet door being shown -to the right of the lwall bed. Fig. 2 is a front elevation 'Withthe bed in its lowered position,

the arrangement of the sup orting' and re treating meansl provided fort ie recess closure means being shown in dotted lines. a vertical sectional view on-the line ara-:v3 of Fig. 2. Fig'.,4 -is a vertical section on the line :UL-gt4v of Fig.` 1 showing the bed in its raised or closed position. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of-one side of the frame or casing of the bed-receiving' recess, a portion beingr broken away; the inner end of the bed being shown in dotted lines in its closed position; the cooperating' arm or be. r and rotating); support being shown in full lines in the position such parts assume wheny the bed is in its open vposition and being shown indotted lines in the position such 'parts assume in the closed position of the bed.

Fig. 7 is a partial sectional view on the line .zd-e157 of Fig. 3, and shows the manner of mounting and adjusting the counterbalance weights, which-weights are shown in'dotted lines in Fig'. l'fig. 8 is a partial plan view of the' manner of mounting and securing the bed springs or fra-ine on the swinging closure which forms the bottom of the bed frame.

As shown in the -'accornpanying drawings, 2 represents a ortion of-a Wall of a room, 3

Fig. 6 is a partial-seci the ceiling am 4 the floor thereof. In said l wall is provided a closet or recess 5, which may be ot' any lenvth desired, and is preferably ot' suiiicient tepth to notl only receive the wall bed but to provide space for'the reception oi ga rnients and tor other ordina-ry'. closet use. This wall 2 is preferably provided with two openings into Vthe closet recess 5, one opening' beingfor the rece tion ot n pivoted wall ybed andthe othereing I irovided wit-ha door 6 (F iglytl), bywhich access may be had to the closet for the purpose of storing or removing clothing or other articles thereirom. v

The wall bed receiving opening is provided with a traine or casing 7V of any usual preferred'construction, and the inner faces-of the respective sides of this casing are cut away at :i suitable point above thelloor to provide` a housing i'or the bed supporting means, as supporting rollers 8, there being one roller for each side vofthe bed frame. These rollers are mounted to run on o horizontal track 9. lThis track is preferably composed of a metal'plate'inserted into the housing andiarranged tlush withrthe tace ot thepasmg. ,Each roller 8 is connected with q.one ,of the side pieces 10, of the bed trame, by

means of a short shaft .11, the head of which is preferably countersunk into the. outer tace of the roller 8, and its inner; end threaded into a boss l12 on the side'piece 10. Each side piece 10 also has connected withit an arm 13, t-he inner endotwhich is pivoted on the side of the plate 9, as shown; The weight ot-the bed v1n its pivotal movement is supported on the tracks 9 through the rollers 8,

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and the swinging or pivotal movement ot' the "bedis controlled by the combined action of the rollers'S and arms 13 as hereinafter set.'

'lo the inner end and upper'side ot the clo-v sure or bottom 14 the side-pieces 10 are attached and the box or counterbalance receptacle 15 is iixed. This box or receptacle 15 may be made integral with the closure 14 orI be attached thereto in any preferred manner. A seriesot weights 16 are placed in this hex 15 at each side ot the box, leaving room "for an adjustable weight 17 inthe center of the box. rl." he weights 16 are preferably cut away at their lower .and outer sides as shown so as to bring agreat portion of their weight at the upper part 'of the box 1'5, the4 outer Wall of which is inclined-backward so as to' form an obtuse' angle with relation to the closure or bottom lll of the bed. The weight 17 isprovide'd with a revoluble slee-ve 18 which has a flange on which the bottom ol?4 the weight 17 rests. ed to engage ythe This sleeve 1 8 is thread-` 14 at an obtuse angle end oi' the sleeve 18 is rovided with a ead or nut by which the 4s eeve maybe rotatedto raise or lower the weight 17.

2O represents a plate attached to the side of the casing 7. Preferably 'there is a plate 20 on tne outer tace or side of each casing 7 On the side of the box y15 a casing '21 is attached which carries a spring-actuated bolt 22.

engage with the bed is raised or lowered,the Jfriction ot the bolt holding the bed steady at any angle to the floor. This bolt/.22 is 'att-ached to an o *erated cord 23 which extends to the foot ci) the bed; a handle 24 beingprovided by means of which the cord'or Wire 23 may be pulled to release'the bolt.' Where a plate 20 f- Aplis'h this incline `c'losurereceiving recess SQ to close post 19 mounted on the.v closure or bottom thereto (see dotted lines Fig. 3).- The'u per lThis bolt .L is adapted tolock the bed in its lowered position and to trictionally taceoi' the plate 2O as the".

illustrated is used on each side of the casing 7 duplicate the locking bolt 22, casing 21 operating 25 'represents the ornamental grilleworlr formingthe 'foot-"o 4'the bed-trainel 'and is shown mounted onl the closure or bottom 14. Theclosure. Ulis provided on its vouter and under 'surface with suitable legs 26. These legs maybe ot any preferred construction. ',Those shown in the drawings are .ot

the. construction' illustratedl and' described in detail in my"application tor patent tiled oi even dat-e herewith.

`The length 1of the closure 14. is proportioned'to exactly tit inthe opening between thel base board 27 .and the inclined closure 28,

so that when the bed isin closed position the opening in the wallljZ is neatly closed, withn outthe use of any supplemental or pivoted or folding part. To enable' me to use a-single closure 14fOrfthiS purpose it is necessary tnat provision be made for the passage of the toot 25into'the bed-receiving recess To accom the clcsurepiece orjstop 28 upwardly .and backwardly. This closure piece 2-8 separates the bed-.receiving recess from the closure-receiving recess 30, the in# clination of the closure 28 beingot such angle as to allow the toot grilles 25 to-.pass when the bed is swung into or out ofthe bed-receiving recess, the end of'th'e bed-frame or closure 14 cominglluslyi with and completely closing the opening when the bed isfin its folded position. This closure or stop.28 also serves finish or easement when,l the bed is l.swung down tor use, and the closure 2 9 draw n doi-.1n from the the opening of the bed-receiving. recess. Iam thus enabled to Amake the bedfframe or closure 14 vcompletely till the front of lthe rec-ess or closet without providing any extension strips or movable closure devices at the foot of the bed tofcover any space between the end of the bed bottom and the top ot the bed-re-4 ceiving recess v opening when the bed is folded up. ,y

The objectot providing thev supplemental. or closure-receiving recess 30 is' to enable the use' of a vertieally moving bed-receiving recess closure which can be drawn entirely out of the,belreceiving recess when the'bed is folded up thus economizing the rconi taken up by the bed and Jconserving the space provided for ordinary c'l'oset'use.- In my application Serial No. 348,819,1iled December 20, 1906, I

lhave shown such supplemental or closure-receiving recess and one form of vertically moving closure. In the presentdrawings I have this closure as consisting of a curtain 29, of leather or other suitable material.

- This curtain is mounted cna spring-actuated roller 31j, the roller being provided with a pa-wl to hold it in any desired position against the act-ion of the spring. To the lower or free .end o the closure 29 I attach an ornamental cord 23,'and connect these with-the handle 24. -l

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`5 which this head-board slides.

to swinging with the arie 13.

grille work or supplemental head-board 32 to give a bed a finished appearance when in ex- .tended gposition. The casing 7 is preferably provided with-grooves 33 forming guides in As shown' in dotted lines vin Fig. 2, I balance this supplemental head-board 32 by lweights 34 cony. nected to the head-board by chains passing over pulleys as shown, space being provided i inside the casing 7 for the operation of theseweights. By 4 thus eounterbalancing the weight the head-board 32, the ordinary light lspring of aspring roller is amply sutcient to automatically draw the closure 29 i5 `and head-board 32 up into the supplemental or dosare-receiving recess when it is desired to iold up the bed. I provide a spring detent 351m the-,upper edge. ofthe box or receptacle 15. yThis detent is adapted to seat into a recess provided in the back of theheadboard 32. and hold the :head-board 32 and .closure 20 in lowered position. When the bed-is raised slightly this detent iswit'hdrawn from itsseat and the `closure 29 released,

automatically drawing the closure 29 and supplemental head-board 32 up into the ,closure-receiving recess 30.. Preferably I .provide upon the rear side of the movable head-board 32 a 'baslnav 3G, in 'which the pillows may bedeposited when tliebed is to be closed or folded up. This basket 36 will be automatically carried up to the top oi the closet-.space when the closure 29 is released by the release of the retainer or pavl 35,v thus carryingI the basket and its contents out of the ii ay inthe closet back ol the bed.

. 37 represent the rails oi' .the bed-spring frame, which may be of the ordinary or any preferred construction.. These rails 37 are 40 fastened to and supported upon the surface voi the closure la as shown best in Fig. 8

- -Wliere it is seen that the inner ends of these .-'f'side rails rest in standards arranged to rcceiv'e and retain the saine, the inner ends-oi #i5 the rails being provided with flanges adapted to seat in sockets provided in the standards The l'oot ends oin the rails 3T are inounted iii semi-circular seats in stanfflards 39, the seats being open toward the center of the bed,

.so the end bars ai; of the springs (see Figs. f

anda) holding the springs li'oiii collapsing inward.

Assuming that the wall bed has been closed and it is desired to lower the saine: The

parts will be in thc position sii-:invii in Fig. le

'lhe operator will take hold oi' one oi the legs 26. A gentle pull will cause the bed to swing downward, the roller. inoviiig ontivard along the ti'acl: fi and the bed l'raine A As the lower end o'l' bed, or out end oll the counter balance. box or receptacle l5 is inclined downwardly and backwardly (when in this position) it will clear the floor freely. The. continued inoveo5- rnent of the bed downward also draws or moves it forward slightly'out -of the recess'. The i'iictionof the bolt 22 aids in holdingthe bed at any angle at which it is desired tostop the bed. However by arranging the counterbalanee weights 16, 1T as shown their lcv-erage is shifting in the saine proportion that .the leverage of the weight oi' the front por- Y tion of the bed changes; and the. bed is thus always exactlyv coun terbalan'ced. Then the closure 14 nears a horizontal position the legs 26 assume a vertical position to'support the bed. When the-bed has been lowered to a horizontal position the bolt or dog 22 locks' over the end oll l.the plate 20- and until released the bed cannot be raised. The operator then draws downthe bed-receiving recess closure 29 until the dog or pawl 35 engages in the seat therein, locking the closure against upward movement. l When it is desired to raise the bed, the part 241s turned to draw the 'bolt 22 from back ol' the plate 20.

The operator then raises the bed slightly.

This releases the pawl 35-and thejclosure 29 'is automatically drawn up nitofthe closurereceiving recess 30, carrying with it the ornainental head-bea rd 32 and the basket 36. As

the bed is raised the rollers travel baci-:- ward on the track 9 and the arin 13 guides the bed' downward around into position.

IIa 'ing thus described iny invention I claiin as new l. In combination, an apartment wall liaving' a bed receiving recess, a counter bal'- anced bed having its iif'eighted end ext-ending within said recess, tracks superposed on the side walls oi` the recess, rollers carried by the bed and running on said tracks, pivot means connected to thevend of the bed within said recess and connected to eacli'wall below its track, and a closure for said recess operable to close the saine w ien the bed is lowered for use.

2. in apartn'ient wall having a bed-rcceiving recess, a bed provided with a closure ofthe size of said opening, rollers on said bed, tracks Whereon said rollers niove, pivot arnis connected to the rear portion of said bed and to the walls of said recess and .coperating with said rollers toniove aid bed pivot-. ally and boi/lily, counterhalanees carried b v iov 4. An apartment wall having'a bd-re'ceiving recess, a counterbalancedbed pivotally mounted' in said recess and provided With a closure, therefor, a, closure-receiving '-rece'ss above the bedrecess, a vertically -mov'lng closure forV said lbeil-receiving recess, .means ford'rawing said' 'closure ,up in seid closurereceiving' recess, a cmlntcr-balanced head-4 board Vcarried by said closure, and' means carriedlbythe bed tor locking and releasing said closure.

5. In combination, a tilting bed a counter-l` Connected thereto, connt-erbaiance Weights'.

connected to the head-board'b)v 'flexible connections whereby when the bed'is down the head-board andfciirtaininay be drawn down to 'close-the recess. V

7. In combination, a tilting bed adapted tofold into a recess, acurta-in roller at the' upper-part of the recess, a curtain on the relier, a. head-board below the curtain vand connected thereto, 'counterbalance -weights connected to the head-board by flexible connections whereby when the bed is 'down the head-board and curtain may Ibe dran-*n down to close the recess, and vmeans operated by the bed for detachably engaging-the head-board to hon die head-baard and eurtain d own when the bed is down.

having a bed-receiving recess, a bed having tracks su erposed-on theside Walls'of the recess, ro ers carried -by the .bed and running nectedto the' Wall-below said track, a closure for said recessoperablefto closel said recess when the bed is lowered for use,l and counterbalance means carried on the bed within said recess and adjustable with respect *to -the lfulcrumj'of the bed in adirection on a linel at an angle totl'i'e bed embracing an arc ofmore 4 than 90:". i

9. In combination, an apartment 'Wall having a bed receiving recess,y a counter- .balanced bed having its Weighted end -extending Withinfsaid recess, tracks 'secured to the side Walls 'of 'the recess, bed supporting 'means carried by the bed' and engaging with -said tracks, pivot lmeans connected to the end of the bed 'Within said recess and connected to each lWall below its track, and a. closure for said recess'operable to close the saine when the bed is lowered for use.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto 29th day of August'lQOT.

.Y 'JAMES H. EDBIOXDS. In presence 'of- I". M. ToWXsENn, FnAXK-L. A. GRAHAM.

one of its ends extended within said recess,

on said tracks, -pivo't nieansconn'ected to the .end of the-bed Within said recess and consetv my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 48.. In combination," an apartment Wall lso 

